INDIANAPOLIS – African-American Presbyterians must help create a “mass movement” to overcome what Marian Wright Edelman calls the “cradle to prison pipeline” that has decimated black communities in America, a leading educator told the National Black Presbyterian Caucus (NBPC) today (June 30) at its 41st annual convention here.
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Ten seconds after a visitor registers online with the Diversity Leadership Network at the Big Tent, Monica Cabell’s smart phone beeps.
INDIANAPOLIS (PNS) Faced with feeding a large crowd with just a few loaves and fishes, the disciples hear these words from Jesus: “You give them something to eat.”
Indianapolis (PNS) Zenophilia, which means “love of stranger,” is on the board. So is Agora, a Greek word suggesting being in the marketplace of ideas.
Indianapolis (PNS) The second Big Tent event ― with more than 1,700 Presbyterians in attendance ― kicked off this afternoon (June 30) with a stirring worship service. The event continues through July 2.
Landon Whitsitt, who is vice-moderator of the 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a pastor from Missouri, has been elected as the new executive and stated clerk of the Synod of Mid-America.
Fellowship PC(USA), the group that in February called the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) “deathly ill” and plans a gathering in August to figure out next steps, has released some updated goals and is urging congregations and individuals to move “carefully and deliberately” in deciding how to proceed.
Commencement ceremonies on May 21 for 29 high school seniors provided the occasion to launch a 100-year anniversary celebration of Presbyterian Pan American School in Kingsville, Texas.
HUNT, TEXAS The Board of Trustees of Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, has announced Richard H. “Dick” Powell Jr. as the new president and CEO of the conference center located in the Texas hill country.
CHICAGO The 2010 redesign of the Presbyterian Outlook received the Award of Merit at the 95th annual “Best of the Christian Press” competition sponsored by the Associated Church Press (ACP), the oldest religious press association in North America.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (PNS) The Rev. Adel Malek didn’t necessarily intend to become a Presbyterian minister. An engineer by profession, he and his wife moved from Egypt to the United States in the late 1980s. Malek worked as an engineer until he retired last December.
NEW YORK – With funding from the Lilly Endowment, Union Theological Seminary in New York has launched a “New Media” Web site that explores how pastors and lay leaders can employ new technologies to strengthen their communities.
LOUISVILLE (General Assembly Mission Council) Most Presbyterians worship in congregations that celebrate the Lord’s Supper once a month, and most like that frequency. One-third of ministers, however, would prefer weekly Lord’s Supper celebrations.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has awarded a $50,000 grant to an interfaith mission from New Jersey that is working to provide medical care and education in Haiti.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent conference will be held in Indianapolis after all, now that potential conflicts with proposed immigration legislation have been worked out.
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has dropped its prohibition on ordaining sexually active gays and lesbians — prompting some to rejoice in a move towards equality and others to lament what they see as the denomination’s spiritual decline.
C. Ellis Nelson, who contributed to the shaping of Presbyterian theological education and Christian education over a 60-year career and who influenced seminarians for many decades, has died in Texas.
UPDATED JUNE 7, 2011 – A majority of presbyteries have now approved the proposed new Form of Government for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), so it will become part of the PC(USA)’s Book of Order – bringing what some contend is a more streamlined and flexible way for the denomination to operate.
Some evangelical Presbyterians from the Presbytery of Santa Barbara are proposing a plan of action in response to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s recent decision to change its ordination standards.
The Rev. Donald Shriver Jr., an ethicist and former president of Union Theological Seminary, was featured in a two-part PBS documentary called “Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate.” It aired on Palm Sunday and Easter.
